Tales of a Golden Geisha

Tales of a Golden Geisha

114 mins | Drama, Comedy | June 2, 1990

The film stars two of Itami's regular actors, Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings luck to the men with whom she sleeps, and Masahiko Tsugawa as her unfaithful, sometimes partner. As well as showing her relationships with the man she loves and the men who employ her, it satirizes corruption and the influence of money in Japanese politics.

Tales of a Golden Geisha

114 mins | Drama, Comedy | June 2, 1990

Tales of a Golden Geisha
The film stars two of Itami's regular actors, Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings luck to the men with whom she sleeps, and Masahiko Tsugawa as her unfaithful, sometimes partner. As well as showing her relationships with the man she loves and the men who employ her, it satirizes corruption and the influence of money in Japanese politics.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title あげまん
Directors Juzo Itami
Writers Juzo Itami

Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto

as Nayoko

Masahiko Tsugawa

as Mondo Suzuki

Hiroshi Ôkôchi

as Chichiiwa

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

as Tamonin

Mitsuko Ishii

as Eiko

Hideji Ôtaki

as Chijiwa (uncredited)

Akira Takarada

as Inukai

Shôgo Shimada

as Zenbu Okura

Kazuyo Mita

as Hiyoko Madam geisha

Yoriko Dōguchi

as Junko

Eijirō Tōno

as Prime Minister

Kazuo Kitamura

as Tsurumaru